The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), which monitors U.S. In Behind the Mask, a 2006 documentary, American activist Rod Coronado said: "One thing that I know that separates us from the people we are constantly accused of being - that is, terrorists, violent criminals - is the fact that we have harmed no one." There has nevertheless been widespread criticism that ALF spokespersons and activists have either failed to condemn acts of violence or have themselves engaged in it. You, each and every one of you: you are the ALF." Īctivists who speak on behalf of the ALF say the movement is non-violent. Robin Webb, who runs the Animal Liberation Press Office in the UK, has said: "That is why the ALF cannot be smashed, it cannot be effectively infiltrated, it cannot be stopped. Covert cells, active in 38 countries, operate clandestinely and independently of one another, with activists working on a need-to-know basis. ALF volunteers see themselves as the modern equivalent of the Underground Railroad, the 19th-century anti-slavery network, with activists removing animals from laboratories and farms, arranging safe houses and veterinary care, and operating sanctuaries where the animals live out the rest of their lives. The ALF is not a group with a membership, but an example of a leaderless resistance, a banner for activists to use. According to ALF statements, any act that furthers the cause of animal liberation, where all reasonable precautions are taken not to harm any animal (human or otherwise), may be claimed as an ALF action. This includes removing animals from laboratories and fur farms, and sabotaging facilities involved in animal testing and other animal-based industries. The Animal Liberation Front (ALF) is a name used internationally by animal liberation activists who engage in direct action on behalf of animals. Linda McCartney bought the remaining beagles from the company for £8,000 and found homes for them. The ALF action ended with Boots deciding to sell the lab. File:ALFbeagles.jpgīeagles removed by British ALF activists in November 1990 from a testing laboratory owned by the Boots Group. For other uses of the term 'ALF', see ALF (disambiguation).
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